The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-08
Into the WildS Of Maine,

The Belfast Deer Hunters left home Nov. 10th
for their annual outing. 1t was just one year to a
day fro.l the trip of 1856, which was made to Mt
Desert. The route this year was to be different
| one. For two years previous the Deer Hunters
| had gone into camp at IIallock Pond, North East
| Harhor, Mount Desert. The scenery there, al
| though grand. had become familiar, the game
scarce, and the hunters longed for "fresh woods
| and pastures new" Deer had been killed each
| year, but it was through chance rather than the
plentulness of game, or any particular ability on
the part of the hunters. 1t was decided that the
cruise of 1887 should be into the interior of the
state Frequent reports of the immense slaugh-
ter of deer in different sections were received and
! discussed, but when the successful Monroe and
| Winterport party of four returned from Sabio in
Plantation 30, Washington county, it was decided
| to visit that section. Correspondence with the
successful hunters elected the fact that game was
plentiful, that they had killed twelve deer-all the
| law allowed for four people-and that it was no
trick to Kill deer in that locality. The Belfast
| party do not regret their choice of a hunting
| ground, but they learned how the Monroe party
killed twelve deer which will be revealed farther
| on in this narrative.
THE PERSONNEL.
| But four of the original company responded at
| roll call-tieorge f. johnson, DR.. $. w. Johnson
| H. f. Mcdonald and the Journal Local. Messrs
| wilson and Page, former members, were unable to
go and Mr.. Adrian TuttIe photographer was sub
| stituted. lie proved valuable member as he
took along his camera and eral dry plates and
| obtained number of excellent views. The dis.
covery of working dry plates has improved the
art of photography, CT at least enlarged its possi-
| blhties. An operator can expose TRY plates ard
| dcVelope them year Later, when the negatives
| vii! be as perfect though recently taken Mr.
John ;. Twombly, OF Monroe, Il veteran teamster,
was 10 drive the party from Bangor to Sabio over
| the Old Calais -tir Line road. The team consisted
| of four horses and a large three seated wagon,
| which proved to have been the best turn. out DOS
| sible for the service required. Had the wagon
been less substantial the horses poor or the driver
| less s&iful, the party never would have seen the
region about the heat waters of the Machias river
When loaded up with the provisions, ,,unnage,
| &c. and all on board that team was a noticeable
| one and resenlb!ed the advance guard of circus
company.
| TIE START.
| The company were to leave Belfast Thursday
morning ON steamer pcilubscot for Bangor where
| Mr. Twomhly would be in waiting with his team.
The night before was remarkably pleasant and the
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time. If party has unlimited time fer prepara
| ton for a journey of this kind there ALWAYS re.
| mains thousand and one things to do on the eve of
| departure. So when at $50 o'clock the Pcnobscot
wh>tle'l for Belfast the Deer Hunters were caught
| mapping. The party had not exchanged their
| every day clothing for the toggery of the woods,
| and the spectacle of hunter with a gun on his
shoulder and wearing a white shirt was ludicrous
! in the extreme. When the whistle sounded DR.
johnson was visiting patient, and hastily writing
a prescription he jumped into his team and WAS
driven to the wharf by the husband of the invalid
| The Judge ran for the Livery stable where Dana
harneSeed Il team and drove him to the wharf
| Mcdonald drinking a final sup of hot coffee
and was the last to put in an appearance. Tuttles
| friends grabbed his camera and gun ard assiste,
HIM To the boat. Tie newspaper man never gets
icti So he was there. But Belfast has never seen
such huStllnS since the draft in lSt:} The com.
| pany did not feel safe until all were in care of
PurSer IIanscomc.
| IL NaS beautiful Indian summer day, with not
| Il breath of Wln't stirring, the bay smooth as Il
| mirror, while tile morning sun shpue brightly, but
| the 1u'iac, who was continually prophesyng bad
| weather. remarked This is weather breeder,
ahd we shall have rain to -morrow." Nearing Ban
sor the "ttivi!y i'll the umher market incident to
t'@'iosing of the river manifested itself Tow of
| illmber-ia"nvessrls We're met and on reaching the
city he docks were found full of crafts of all
kin'l5 taking On carSoe>. This work goes on unit!
| the ice embargo sets in.
| some supple. were bought in Bangor and then
we drove a"ro~- the toll bridge to Brewer from
which place we follow the ri-! bank of the rcnob.
scot to E'icIingtpn and then swinging to the right
! enter upon the
CALAIS OR MIR LINE ROAD
| which runs through kIdinston, Clifton Amherst.
Aurora plantations y and IS across the corner of
| E"d''iugton, through DevrrcuN, between planta-
tons u and 3d. through 81, Wesley ami ON to Cal.
| ais This WAS built tor stage road in opposition
TO the shore road. People n the eastern plrt of
the state becoming dissatisfied with the mail ser
vice James $. Iike and others of Calais pctl-
toned the government for spectiier linelnission.
Mr. Georgc epr:tt, Of Bangor, last wiutor inform.
ed the Bangor Wing that Mr.. Pike pttitiuncd
tho general government in >,6 and that the road
was Immediately built. This must have been an
error, for III Aurora the writer talked cn this sub.
ject with MIR. Ii. l.. Rowe, who sail he worked
| upon the road in l>i9. At that time the road ran
through wilderness, as some sections Of it ,io to-
day. Thirty six horses We're put upon the line and
the mails left Bangor at 80 y. IN, and arrived at
Calais at $50 the next afternoon, six hours less
time than on the shore road. II Is told that the
how ling OF the wolves would awaken the lrowsy
passenger rs the stage slowly made its way ur
Pine Il and robbers also -i,ld to infcst this
road. un occasion the driver i said to have
dressed hi~ mail bags and bostcrcd them NJ to re-
srMhle passengers, to frightcnaway would-be rob.
hcrs. However this may have been in the past
the wolves and robbers have passed away and the
traveller of to-day only meets the same Steep NILS